Qatar Airways announce eight destinations, a target of 3.3m passengers
What a water arch!
Qatar Airways has announced a further eight routes in 2020 across Asia-Pacific, Africa, and Europe, with the first – Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan – taking off on the 30th March, barely two months away. None of these eight have direct competition.
| Destination | Weekly frequency | Start date | Aircraft |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accra, Ghana (via Lagos) | 7 | 15 April | B787-8 |
| Almaty, Kazakhstan | 2* | 1 April | A320 |
| Cebu, Philippines | 3 | 8 April | B787-8 |
| Luanda, Angola | 4 | 14 October | B787-8 |
| Lyon, France | 5 | 23 June | B787-8 |
| Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan | 2 | 30 March | A320 |
| Siem Reap, Cambodia | 3 | 16 November | B787-8 |
| Trabzon, Turkey | 3 | 20 May | A320 |
| Source: Qatar Airways. *Four from 25 May. | |||
Continued focus on seasonal, thinner destinations
These eight – including Cebu, a resumption – join a host of others already announced for this year, including Dubrovnik, Croatia; Osaka, Japan (resumption); and Santorini, Greece. Qatar Airways’ focus on seasonal and thinner destinations is clear. They’re made possible by the carrier’s growing connectivity (fewer passengers required per online connection), right-sized aircraft, and often very efficient aircraft.
Traffic opportunity of ~3.3 million
In 2019 and excluding non-stop passengers, 3.3 million flew to/from these eight destinations. This “potential” is based on “logical” traffic flows (some flexibility is given!). They exclude non-stop passengers because they’d be less likely to switch. The table, below, is simply indicative for Qatar Airways.
| Destination | Local Doha | Middle East* | Africa* | Europe | Asia-Pacific | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accra | 9,200 | 46,000 | n/a | 375,000 | 140,900 | 619,100 |
| Almaty | 2,400 | 26,000 | 15,500 | 619,000 | 164,400 | 827,300 |
| Cebu | 25,000 | 42,300 | 7,200 | 171,400 | n/a | 245,900 |
| Luanda | 900 | 18,800 | n/a | 248,000 | 125,700 | 396,600 |
| Lyon | 6,200 | 41,000 | 213,000 | n/a | 330,600 | 600,800 |
| Nur-Sultan | 500 | 14,800 | 10,600 | 334,000 | 80,600 | 449,700 |
| Siem Reap | 700 | 5,500 | 2,500 | 145,000 | n/a | 153,700 |
| Trabzon | 6,400 | 68,000 | 2,400 | n/a | 5,700 | 82,500 |
| Total | 51,300 | 262,400 | 251,200 | 1,892,400 | 847,900 | |
| Source: OAG Traffic Analyser. Relevant and logical areas only, such as no North Africa for Lyon. *Excluding countries Qatar Airways is banned from serving. | ||||||
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